‘Helicopter Parenting’ Hurts Kids Regardless of Love or Support, Study Says
12 June 2015
So-called “helicopter parenting” is detrimental to children no matter how loving the parents…
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Study Compares Active Video Gaming to Unstructured Outdoor Play
12 June 2015
The increasing use of video games is often blamed for children’s lack of…
Read more »Children thrive on risky play: Activities including climbing trees and rough and tumble games help improve their creativity, behaviour and resilience
12 June 2015
Taking part in risky outdoor play improves children’s creativity, behaviour and resilience as…
Read more »Stirling school kids run or walk a mile a day to keep fit
8 June 2015
A primary school in Stirling has instituted a ‘daily mile’, getting the pupils…
Read more »Ban phones and tablets before school, parents urged
8 June 2015
Parents should ban children from using tablets and smartphones before they set off…
Read more »Raising confident children: Why you should let your kids fall out of trees
4 June 2015
The goal of parenting is not to simply get your children to adulthood…
Read more »THE UNSAFE CHILD: Less Outdoor Play is Causing More Harm than Good
3 June 2015
The third grade classroom that was visiting our nature center for the day…
Read more »The £800 we spend on our gardens to lure kids outdoors: Money used to turn back yards into ‘mini-playgrounds’ complete with trampoline and paddling pool
3 June 2015
Trying to wrestle your children away from their computer screen can sometimes seem…
Read more »inShare £1 million to develop early years workforce
2 June 2015
Independent review of early learning and childcare workforce published. £1 million to help…
Read more »School starting age: the evidence
2 June 2015
Research from Cambridge University. Full details here
Read more »One in three road casualties involving children in Scotland happen in after-school rush, research
29 May 2015
Almost one in three cases where children are injured in road accidents happen…
Read more »UK children becoming obese at younger ages
20 May 2015
The average age at which people in the UK first become obese is…
Read more »THE UNSAFE CHILD: Less Outdoor Play is Causing More Harm than Good
12 May 2015
The third grade classroom that was visiting our nature center for the day…
Read more »Training for Trainers in an Introduction to Playwork Course
8 May 2015
Please see training information below. Play Scotland have been asked by Playwork Partnerships…
Read more »Revealed: How a QUARTER of British children are overweight by age of three
7 May 2015
Almost a quarter of British children are already overweight by the age of…
Read more »The cognitive benefits of play: Effects on the learning brain
6 May 2015
Interesting blog – click here Science supports many of our intuitions about the benefits of…
Read more »Philip Pullman: children need the freedom to take risks
5 May 2015
The pressure on children to succeed in exams is an awful imprisonment and…
Read more »Play comes first for today’s dads: Fathers now spend average of 6.5 hours a week having fun with their children
5 May 2015
Modern fathers spend an average of six-and-a-half hours a week playing with their…
Read more »Parents have duty to play with children, says Hunt, BBC News
5 May 2015
Children are arriving at school unable to speak properly because parents are not…
Read more »Britain’s shameful record over Type 1 diabetes… for children: UK has one of the worst rates of the disease in Europe
28 April 2015
Teenagers and young adults are more likely to die from diabetes in the…
Read more »Playing outside can save your child’s eyesight: Not enough time spent outdoors is creating an ‘epidemic’ of eye conditions
28 April 2015
Hours glued to TV screens and electronic devices and not enough time spent…
Read more »Just ONE hour of TV a day doubles the risk of a child becoming overweight or obese
28 April 2015
Children who watch even one hour of TV a day have a significantly…
Read more »‘Two phases’ of childhood obesity suggested, BBC News
28 April 2015
There may be two distinct child obesity epidemics – one among infants and…
Read more »Sedentary life to blame for rise in back pain among young people
13 April 2015
The sedentary lifestyle of Britons is contributing to a rise in the number…
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